Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Or... Waffles, not just for breakfast anymore. (Matt wanted me to say that.)When I was coming up with our weekly menu Matt told me he had an idea for a savory wild rice waffle topped with chicken in a sauce. Chicken & waffles is something that has been around forever but typically I think of fried chicken with waffles (which I'm most familiar with from the movie Tapeheads).

Our version is just total comfort food. A fluffy waffles gets a nutty flavor & a little texture from some Minnesota wild rice. Then its topped with a creamy chicken & mushroom sauce, almost like the filling in a hot dish. We were happy people eating this for dinner. Matt is already dreaming of other savory waffle & topping combinations.

Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the mushrooms and sauté until soft. Stir in the sherry & cook until syrupy. Sprinkle in the flour & cook while stirring for 2 minutes. Stir in the chicken stock 1/2 cup at a time, letting thicken between additions. Stir in the thyme & the cream. Cook until bubbly & thick. Add the chicken & cook until heated through. Season with salt & pepper.

20 comments:

Ha,ha! Love the first line. We saw Roscoe's on the FoodNetwork a few years ago and were intrigued. We haven't been there, but get chicken and waffles when we go to Vegas. Then a new restaurant in our town started serving them. It is the ultimate sweet salty combo for me.

This variation sounds so good! I love the creativity with the wild rice waffle.

Good gawd, this is awesome! I'm all for tossing the rulebook out and having a 'breakfast' item for dinner. I don't have a waffle iron, though; how about aebleskivers as a version of chicken and dumplings? When Matt comes up with those new toppings, be sure to share!

My grandmother used to make "chicken ala king" for us when we were little on toast - basically chicken in white sauce with peas and red pepper - it was a little weird, but we liked it - I bet it would be good on wild rice waffles - thanks for the idea! We just made pizza waffles a couple weeks ago - I have yet to post about it, but it's on my list of things to do :)

Just made this for dinner and it was amazing. That could just be my 6 month pregnant self talking, but even my 6 year old (who wanted to know what the icky smell was while the rice was cooking) scarfed down waffle after waffle. So very tasty -- thanks!